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DOWELED
Definition of DOWELED
verb
simple past and past participle of dowel
noun
A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.
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Word DNA
DOWELED inherits its ancestry from its root, DOWEL.
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (12,066)
How it is built
Same root, DOWEL · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, Middle Low German.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DOWELED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 172, 8 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 132, 29 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DOWELED starts with D and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DDEELOW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D and E appear more than once.
Could you have found DOWELED?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 132 - and most players walked straight past it.
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